Impact rated light frame for sectional doors

Abstract

An impact rated frame for sectional doors includes a frame assembly sandwiching a shield member and securely clamping a planar portion of a sectional door. The frame assembly and the shield member are fastened together with a plurality of fasteners driven through the frame assembly and the shield member. The impact rated frame further includes a decorative frame affixed to the frame assembly. The decorative frame seals against the planar portion of the sectional door and the shield member to prevent the frame assembly from contamination. The shield member may be transparent or opaque with multiple louvers.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. An impact rated window frame assembly for support within an opening of a sectional door, the frame assembly comprising:
 an interior frame member configured to be positioned on a first side of the sectional door; 
 an exterior frame member configured to be positioned on a second side of the sectional door opposite the first side; 
 a shield member disposed between the interior and exterior frame members; and 
 a plurality of fasteners positioned, wherein the frame assembly is configured to be supported in the opening, to extend within the opening of the sectional door and through the interior frame member, the exterior frame member, and the shield member to secure the shield member between the interior and exterior frame members and to secure the interior and exterior frame members onto the sectional door. 
 
     
     
       2. The impact rated window frame assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of fasteners extends around a perimeter of the shield member. 
     
     
       3. The impact rated window frame assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising a decorative frame member, the decorative frame member interlocking with the exterior frame member, such that part of the decorative frame member is disposed between the exterior frame member and the shield member, to encircle the opening in the sectional door. 
     
     
       4. The impact rated window frame assembly of  claim 3 , wherein the decorative frame member includes a slot to receive a corresponding extension on the exterior frame member to interlock the decorative frame member to the frame assembly. 
     
     
       5. The impact rated window frame assembly of  claim 3 , wherein the decorative frame member comprises a first slot for holding a first sealing member that seals against a planar portion of the sectional door and a second slot for supporting a second sealing member against the shield member. 
     
     
       6. The impact rated window frame assembly of  claim 5 , wherein the first and the second sealing members are formed of a rubber material. 
     
     
       7. The impact rated window frame assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the exterior frame member comprises a threaded hole and the interior frame member comprises a through hole coaxially aligned with the threaded hole, the exterior frame member is fastened to the interior frame member by a screw extending through the coaxially aligned holes. 
     
     
       8. The impact rated window frame assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the exterior frame member further comprises a first raised edge for abutting against a second raised edge of the interior frame member to define a space for sandwiching the shield member. 
     
     
       9. The impact rated frame assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the shield member is transparent. 
     
     
       10. The frame assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the shield member includes a plurality of louvers. 
     
     
       11. A sectional door comprising:
 at least one door panel movable between a closed and an open position, the at least one door panel having a planar surface; 
 at least one opening extending through the planar surface of the at least one door panel; and 
 an impact rated window frame assembly, the frame assembly including:
 an interior frame member configured to be positioned on a first side of the planar surface; 
 an exterior frame member configured to be positioned on a second side of the planar surface opposite the first side; 
 a shield member disposed between and supported by the interior and exterior frame members; and 
 a plurality of fasteners positioned, wherein the frame assembly is configured to be supported in the opening, to extend within the opening of the sectional door and through the interior frame member, the exterior frame member, and the shield member to secure the shield member between the interior and exterior frame members and to secure the interior and exterior frame members onto the sectional door. 
 
 
     
     
       12. The sectional door of  claim 11 , wherein the plurality of fasteners extends around a perimeter of the shield member. 
     
     
       13. The sectional door of  claim 12 , wherein the decorative frame comprises a first slot for holding a first sealing member that seals against the planar portion of the sectional door and a second slot for holding a second sealing member that seals against the shield member. 
     
     
       14. The section door of  claim 11 , further comprising a decorative frame member, the decorative frame member interlocking with the exterior frame member, such that part of the decorative frame member is disposed between the exterior frame member and the shield member, to encircle the opening in the sectional door. 
     
     
       15. The sectional door of  claim 14 , wherein the decorative frame member includes a slot to receive a corresponding extension on the exterior frame member to interlock the decorative frame member to the frame assembly. 
     
     
       16. The sectional door of  claim 11 , wherein the exterior frame comprises an extrusion for inserting into a corresponding slot of the decorative frame, the decorative frame formed of an elastically deformable material. 
     
     
       17. The sectional door of  claim 11 , wherein the exterior frame member comprises a threaded hole and the interior frame member comprises a through hole aligned with the threaded hole such that the exterior frame member is fastened toward the interior frame member by a screw disposed within the aligned threaded holes. 
     
     
       18. The sectional door of  claim 11 , wherein the exterior frame member further comprises a first raised edge for abutting against a second raised edge of the interior frame member to define a space for enclosing the shield member. 
     
     
       19. An impact rated window frame assembly for support within an opening of a sectional door, the frame assembly comprising:
 an interior frame member to be disposed on a first side of the sectional door; 
 an exterior frame member for support on a second side of the sectional door opposite the first side; 
 a shield member disposed between the interior and exterior frame members, wherein the shield member includes a plurality of louvers; and 
 a plurality of fasteners extending through the interior frame member, the exterior frame member, and the shield member to secure the shield member between the interior and exterior frame members and to secure the interior and exterior frame members within the opening of the sectional door. 
 
     
     
       20. The impact rated window frame assembly of  claim 19 , further comprising a decorative frame member interlocking with the exterior frame member, part of the decorative frame is disposed between the exterior frame member and the shield member, to encircle the opening in the sectional door.